Serendib Politics

Shout-out also to the woman who spent ten minutes arguing with me this morning about schools (hybrid / in-person / etc.), was clearly pretty upset about it, probably came to the conclusion that I didn’t agree with her and wouldn’t necessarily support her position — and then signed my petition sheet anyway. That’s some real […]

Shout-out to the woman who said cheerfully, “I’m happy to sign a petition sheet for anyone who’s willing to stand outside with a clipboard and ask for signatures.” I pretty much agree — in general, I think people who want to run for office should get to run. I can see the utility of petitions

Quick note that I have 50 signatures now, which is sufficient to get on the ballot for the D200 (high school) school board. I’ll continue collecting tomorrow and Saturday; I’d really like to get another 50-100 for insurance, in case of challenges. But it does seem likely that I’m going to be on the ballot

Set up outside the Daly Bagel (130 Chicago Ave), if you’d like to swing by and sign my D200 school board petition! Plan to be here until 1. 4 signatures so far! I’m also collecting signatures for Madhurima Chakraborty, who is running for library board.

D200 school board petitions are out on the porch for signing! Please ring the doorbell if you come by; petitions must be witnessed by the gatherer. (Warning: cookies may not last the next two hours — I’m now thinking the rascally squirrels may get them. Oops. They are pistachio sugar cookies & have nuts.)

Hey, Oak Park & River Forest folks — so I’ve learned in the past 24 hours that there are several strong candidates for D97 that I’m going to be happy to support (more on that soon), but D200 has 4 open slots and could use candidates, so I’m going to pivot over to running for

I need to kick myself into gear on the petitions for this election, if I plan to get on the ballot, so here’s my ask, Oak Parkers — please get in touch if you’d like to sign for me. I can put out a clipboard with petitions on my porch (332 Wisconsin), or possibly run

Very sorry to see that Dan Moroney has declared his intent to run for Oak Park Village President. Moroney has been, in my opinion, a disaster as a Village trustee in a myriad of ways, and if he actually gets on the ballot, you’ll be hearing a lot more from me about exactly why I

Okay, so Kevin and I are talking about whether I should run for school board in the next election cycle. We seem to be somewhat short of candidates at the moment, and there’s still a little time, but not that much (petitions are due Dec 14). He’s supportive, but pointed out that if I were

Petition signatures needed! In local political news, I want to note that I’m really pleased that Madhurima Chakraborty is running for our library board. I may have coaxed her into running, since I’m finishing up my 4-year term in April, and I hope to leave our libraries in good hands. She’s smart, thoughtful, perceptive, progressive